Heeey lovely people! Can you believe your girl just turned up on the THIRD FLOOR?! Guys, my heart is bursting with gratitude! Weirdly, turning 30 doesn’t bring me down like previous birthdays did; in fact, I’m feeling awesome! I have no birthday blues; no wallowing in deep pits of disappointment or regret (praise the Good […]
Category Archives: Lessons
Acknowledge Your Privilege
Privilege – the unearned advantage that some groups experience over others. When I was at Chancellor College, one day, I was approached by a boy and girl outside of Room A who told me they saw me talking in the library (the Chikanda side, where kulongolola was very much welcome) and thought I would be […]
How are you, really? (Guest Post)
Hi, I’m Rachel. Welcome to my spontaneous talk (read) session. First of all, how are you? How are you doing and how are things going? Pretend there is a poll and you had the option of choosing either “great” or “hanging in there.” If you’re doing great, I hope you continue doing great and if […]
5 Things You Can Do in the Wait
Some few weeks ago, in the AM hours, I was up and struggling to find sleep. What better way to spend my time than to go on social media to do… well, I don’t know, check updates? I was only going to be a few minutes, but I ended up going through a lot of […]
Lessons From a Crying Baby
I have a three year-old niece who I’ve gotten so close to the past few months. She is the cutest, sweetest little darling. We usually sleep in the same room, and she wakes up every morning with a sleepy “good morning” before she goes into the kitchen, asking for some tea. Today, I was doing […]
My Struggle with Depression
Last year, I hit a low. It all started with a “we regret to inform you” email that crushed me. You know those opportunities you apply for and in your heart, you convince yourself you got it… I didn’t get any of them. So I didn’t take it very well. I spent my days in […]
Life Currently (February 2020)
A happy new year to you! (Is it too late? Pffft there are no rules to this, receive my new year greeting with glee please). I’m hoping 2020 has started with a great big bang. How are we doing with the resolutions? Kapena that’s an area we shouldn’t even talk about? Tiyamba za serious later? […]
Correction
I’ll make this as brief as I can, hoping it doesn’t sound preachy. This is all drawn from my own experience, and I thought it might help some Christian out there. OK, here goes: I was born and raised in the Message of the Hour. I have ever talked about how the devil convinced me […]
Your Mental Health Matters Too (Guest Post)
Each time I’ve thought of sharing about this I’ve stopped myself. I’ve thought, “there are real problems out there than just having low self-esteem. Anthu akuvutika kunjaku”. I find that telling someone they shouldn’t be upset about something because there are other bigger things to be upset about, is a bit like telling someone not […]
Things I was Never Told About Therapy (Guest Post)
Hie. I’m Faith. Not that Faith. A different Faith. I don’t know if I should introduce myself now or just keep writing and trust that there’s going to be an intro of sorts at the end of this. Anyways. I was asked to write about something and honestly I never know what to say or […]